Indacaterol/mometasone

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Indacaterol/mometasone
Combination of
Indacaterol Beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist
Mometasone Corticosteroid
Clinical data
Trade names Atectura Breezhaler, Bemrist Breezhaler
Other namesQMF149, IND/MF
Routes of
administration 		Inhalation
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
KEGG

Indacaterol/mometasone, sold under the brand name Atectura Breezhaler among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication for the treatment of asthma in adults and adolescents twelve years of age and older not adequately controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and inhaled short acting beta2 agonists. [2]

The most common side effects include worsening of asthma and nasopharyngitis (inflammation in the nose and throat). [2] Other common side effects include upper respiratory tract infection (nose and throat infections) and headache. [2] Indacaterol/mometasone was approved for medical use in the European Union in May 2020, [2] and in Japan in June 2020. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Regulatory Decision Summary - Atectura Breezhaler". Health Canada. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Atectura Breezhaler EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). 24 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020. Text was copied from this source which is copyright European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
  3. ↑ "Bemrist Breezhaler EPAR". European Medicines Agency. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Atectura Breezhaler Product information". Union Register of medicinal products. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bemrist Breezhaler Product information". Union Register of medicinal products. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Novartis receives simultaneous approval for five new products from Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, offering Japanese patients a broad range of novel treatment options". Novartis (Press release). 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.


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